TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Brown
MEETING DATE: February 4, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Brown
PHONE:
463-4221
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 5 minutes
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Request for the Appointment of a Local Government Leader to Participate on the Governor's Forest Management Task Force (FMTF)
(Sponsor: Supervisor Brown)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Appoint a local government leader to participate on the Governor's Forest Management Task Force; and provide direction to staff, as appropriate.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
Supervisor Carre Brown represents the County on the Board of Directors for the Rural Counties Representatives of California (RCRC). As the Mendocino County representative many issues and topics have been brought forward for Board consideration and possible action.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
RCRC transmitted a letter (attachment A) to its member Counties from the Governor's recently appointed Director of the Forest Management Task Force (FMTF), Jennifer Montgomery, requesting a point of contact to provide local knowledge for wildfire management of the landscape and to closely participate with the FMTF in their decision making process.
Mendocino County has acres of State and Federal lands within its political boundary and is home to Jackson Demonstration State Forest, the largest demonstration forest operated by the State of California, as well as privately owned forest lands. The Board should consider an appointment to the working group to benefit on-going projects and/or needed projects for Wildfire resiliency in Mendocino County.
Background
The Governor's Forest Management Task Force (FMTF) is seeking a greater level of input and involvement from local governments, including counties, to advise and inform the efforts of the FMTF on natural and working landscape management for forest resilience and wildfire prev...
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